ORDER NUMBER
G-264-25
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc.
2026 to 2027 Rates for Cooling at South Downtown
BEFORE:
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on November 10, 2025
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On August 8, 2025, Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. (Creative Energy) filed an application for approval with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to sections 58 to 60 and 90 of the Utilities Commission Act, seeking, among other things, approval of rates, effective January 1, 2026, for the provision of cooling service to customers connected to its South Downtown district cooling system (SODO DCS) (Application);
B. By Orders G-212-25 and G-246-25 dated August 28, 2025 and October 10, 2025, respectively, the BCUC established and amended the regulatory timetable for review of the Application which included, among other things, intervener registration, one round of information requests (IRs), and final and reply arguments;
C. On October 30, 2025, Creative Energy filed its responses to BCUC and Intervener IR No. 1; and
D. The BCUC has reviewed the evidentiary record and determines that amending the regulatory timetable to allow for Panel IRs is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the regulatory timetable is amended as set out in Appendix A to this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 10th day of November 2025.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Wendy Royle
W. E. Royle
Commissioner
Attachment
Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc.
2026 to 2027 Rates for Cooling at South Downtown
REGULATORY TIMETABLE
|
Action |
Date (2025) |
|
Panel Information Request (IR) No. 1 to Creative Energy |
Monday, November 17 |
|
Creative Energy responses to Panel IR No. 1 |
Monday, November 24 |
|
Creative Energy final argument |
Tuesday, December 2 |
|
Intervener final argument |
Wednesday, December 10 |
|
Creative Energy reply argument |
Thursday, December 18 |